Welcome to the department of English language and literature
Faculty of Arts, Arish UniversityThe department started its mission in 2014 with the start of the faculty of arts. There are two divisions: linguistics and translation, and English literature. We are always developing courses using technology and varying our teaching methods and strategies for a better educational service. Completing the four levels of study provides a large number of jobs: as a translator, as a teacher, and so many other language-related job opportunities.
Our Specialisations
Language and Translationspeciality 1
English Literaturespeciality 2
Introduction
Throughout all of your four years you'll repeatedly study basic courses focusing on :
reading, writing, listening, translation, and occasionally brush up on your French
Reading
Writing
listening
translation
French
The first year prepares you for the two future specialisations: Linguistics OR Literature
More Introduction
o introduction to drama, poetry, and novel: where the study focuses on the elements of literary works, teaching you basic skills of understanding and criticising a carefully picked collection of literary works.... also a great opener for future courses.
o phonology: which studies the sounds of speech as a means of communication.
• By your Second year you must pick a speciality; either language & translation or English Literature
Our specialities
LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION
o European civilisation, which is a unique multi-disciplinary subject
o semantics, which studies the relationship between words and how we draw meaning from them
o The linguistic specialitystill considers the balance between the scientific and artistic value of language, so, courses like novel, poetry, drama, and literary appreciation continue to accompany you throughout your journey..
o discourse analysis, which studies language in relation to its social context.
o lexicology, which examines every feature of a word, including formation, spelling, origin, usage, and definition.. everything..
o pragmatics, focusing on conversational implicature.
o Finally, the highlight of your study as a fourth year focuses on translation theories, and a translation research project, courses that deal with the theory, description, and application of translation.
ENGLISH LITERATURE
o More advanced courses include civilisation, and Greek and Roman Literature, giving you a solid ground for understanding the references of literary works and their historical background..
o Literary movements, and literary appreciation, breaking down elements of what makes a literary text a masterpiece.
o American Literature and civilisation, shedding light on the American voice in Literature and how it gained its own identity and themes, dependent from the Eurocentric, classical views.
o the timeline is pushed further upon the study of more modern literary works, which is included in our study of Romantic poetry, Victorian and modern poetry.
o finally, the most significant area of study as a fourth year focuses on world Literature, world theatre, and comparative Literature, teaching you how to see people, ideas, and art through a bigger scope, how to analyse everything on both the micro and macro levels, how to understand everything in light of other contexts, and what makes a certain work of art timeless and relatable..
Inspiration
If you find it hard to learn at the beginning, it doesn’t mean you can’t. Just be ambitious, work harder, believe in yourself, and most importantly don’t quit..
As Kamala Harris said :
“ Dream with ambition, lead with conviction, and see yourselves in a way that others may not simply because they’ve never seen it before. But know that we will applaud you every step of the way ”.